LEGO has released their first female scientist minifig to the boy's club, and people are taking notice.
"Let us hope that this is only the beginning," Scientific American reports. "Earlier this year, a geochemist by the name of Alatriel proposed an entire set of female minifigs participating in science and other intellectual pursuits as part of CUUSOO, a LEGO-sanctioned crowdsourcing project. Her set received more than 10,000 votes on the CUUSOO website, which means it will officially be considered for creation by the team in Billund. I look forward to the day when I will once again make the trek out to a crowded LEGO store, just in time to witness kids shouting with excitement for the brand new toys that give girls and women a more prominent place in the LEGO universe."
So, the question now is WHO is this new LEGO character, rocking a white lab coat, black glasses and a cool red lip.
Check out Scientist's bio, according to the LEGO website:
"I wonder what will happen if I put THIS together with THAT..."
"The brilliant Scientist's specialty is finding new and interesting ways to combine things together. She'll spend all night in her lab analyzing how to connect bricks of different sizes and shapes (she won the coveted Nobrick Prize for her discovery of the theoretical System/DUPLO® Interface!), or how to mix two colors in one element.
Thanks to the Scientist's tireless research, Minifigures that have misplaced their legs can now attach new pieces to let them swim like fish, slither like snakes, and stomp around like robots. Her studies of a certain outer dimension have even perfected a method for swapping body parts at will!
Cool, right? What do you think about the Scientist? Is she up there with Mars Explorer Barbie? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below.
